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Acts 13:8

Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But Elymas the sorcerer, for so is his name by interpretation,.... Not that Magus a sorcerer is by interpretation Elymas; as if Luke was interpreting the Persic word "Magus", which is sometimes used…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

}But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) - Elymas the magician. Elymas is the interpretation, not of the name Bar-jesus, but of the word rendered “the sorcerer.” It is an Arabic…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

But Elymas, the sorcerer, (for so is his name by interpretation) - That is, Elymas is the interpretation of the word μαγος, or sorcerer; not of the word Bar-Jesus as some have imagined; and to support…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 13:4-13

In these verses we have,

I. A general account of the coming of Barnabas and Saul to the famous island of Cyprus; and perhaps thitherward they steered their course because Barnabas was a native of that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

seeking to turn away[aside] the deputy[proconsul] from the faith Sergius had not yet accepted the doctrine of the Apostles, though we may presume that both he and Elymas had heard much about their…